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Asheville City Council

June 9, 2026

Regular meeting: City Council Meeting (In-Person)

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What it did

Votes recorded
19
Voted on separately
7
Routine items, one vote
12
Votes that split
3

Why it matters

Regular meetings are where Council votes on laws, the budget, contracts and zoning. Routine items pass together in one vote, called the consent agenda.

The recording

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Agenda Minutes The City's meeting page

Everything on the agenda

From the minutes, in the order the City lists them. Each item's first lines are the minutes' own words.

Consent Agenda

  1. 12 routine items, passed together in one vote.

Public Hearings

  1. Public hearing to consider a substantial amendment to the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery Action Plan to reallocate $19.2 million to the Single-Family Home Repair Program for a $22.2 million program total, reducing…

    “the Multi-Family New Construction Program total to $18.8 million and the Infrastructure Program total to $115 million Community Development Division Manager James Shelton said that this is the consideration of a public hearing to consider reducing the Affordable Multi-Family Housing Construction…”

Unfinished Business

  1. Ordinance amending the 2026-27 Fees & Charges Manual to incorporate changes to Parking Fund fees

    “On March 24, 2026, Council was presented with options for adjusting Parking Fund fees and charges.”

  2. Ordinance Adopting the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Annual Operating Budget

    “Budget amendment in the amount of $100,000 in the General Fund to allocate budget from City Manager’s Contingency to fund the City’s annual contribution to nonprofits with which members of Council are associated (Economic Development Coalition). - Ordinance Book No. 36 - Page 40 Ordinance No. 5227…”

  3. Resolution authorizing submission of the 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

    “Mayor Manheimer said that City Council held a public hearing on this submission to the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development on May 26, 2026, and no further comments would be accepted.”

  4. Resolution amending

    “Housing & Economic Development Director Nikki Reid said that this is the consideration of a resolution amending Resolution Number 26-96 adopted on May 12, 2026, to authorize the additional award of Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) multi-family housing funds to…”

Informal Discussion and Public Comment

  1. Public comment

    “One individual spoke to Council regarding how the City boosts inclusivity yet when it becomes helping those in need the City almost always chooses those with wealth and power.”

Voted on separately

Each of these had its own motion and vote.

  1. Adopts the City budget for fiscal year 2026-27.

    Passed. Voted no: S. Antanette Mosley, Kim Roney, Sage Turner.

  2. Amends Resolution No. 26-96 to authorize the additional award…

    Passed. Voted no: Sage Turner.

    More from the minutes
    • “These units may be overlaid with project-based rental assistance offering housing to even the most financially vulnerable; and (4) Strategic: Ensure these funds provide a lasting impact to Asheville’s overall affordable housing while remaining in compliance with local, state and federal regulations.”
    • “She then reviewed the funding source, dollar amount, percentage of total and dollar per unit.”

  3. Changes the City's fees and charges to incorporate changes to Parking Fund fees.

    Passed. Voted no: S. Antanette Mosley, Bo Hess.

  4. Authorizes the submission of the 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)…

    Passed. Everyone present voted yes.

    More from the minutes
    • “HOME funds support affordable housing activities within the four-county Consortium region including Buncombe, Madison, Transylvania and Henderson counties.”

  5. Motion to adopt the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Annual Budget ordinance with the following adjustments to the form presented by the City Manager: (1) Elimination…

    Outcome as recorded in the minutes.

    More from the minutes
    • “City Council conducted a Public Hearing on the Proposed Budget on May 26, 2026.”
    • “The new proposed tax rate is 4.61 cents above the revenue neutral rate (versus 4.95 cents).”
    • “As our residents and local businesses face an affordability crisis, it’s critical that we examine every dollar.”

  6. Moves $100,000 from the City Manager’s Contingency to fund the City’s annual contribution to the Economic Development Coalition.

    Passed. Everyone present voted yes.

  7. Moves $45,000 from the City Manager’s Contingency to fund the City’s annual contribution to the Sports Commission.

    Passed. Everyone present voted yes.

Routine items, passed together

The consent agenda: items Council approves in one vote, without separate discussion. A member can ask to pull an item out for its own vote.

  1. Budget amendment transferring $1,464,337 in previously received Mellon Foundation funds from the City’s Grant Fund to the Capital Fund for the Eagle and Market…

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

    More from the minutes
    • The money, in the minutes' words: “Motion to adopt a budget amendment in the amount of $1,464,337 in order to transfer Mellon Foundation funds previously received from the Special Revenue Fund to the General Capital Projects Fund for the Eagle and Market Street Enhancements Project.”

  2. Signs a contract with Johnson Controls Building Solutions for the Public Works Air Handler Unit Replacement Project.

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

    More from the minutes
    • The money, in the minutes' words: “Motion to adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Johnson Controls Building Solutions in the amount of $152,390; further authorizing the City Manager to execute any change orders that may arise during the project up to the contingency amount of $15,239 (10%).”
    • “Due to long lead times caused by supply shortages the unit will be delivered by December of this year.”

  3. Extends the agreement with the City of Asheville and Reems Creek Fire Department.

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

    More from the minutes
    • The money, in the minutes' words: “Motion to adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a renewal agreement for automatic aid service between the City of Asheville and Reems Creek Fire Department in an amount of $118,658.23.”
    • “Automatic aid is provided to specific areas in North Asheville where a Reems Creek fire unit can be on scene before an Asheville Fire unit.”
    • “This Reems Creek fire unit is either a pickup-style vehicle or a fire apparatus with 2 firefighters, depending upon the type of call, medical or fire.”

  4. Signs a $30,000 agreement with the UNC School of Government to participate in the North Carolina Benchmarking Project for Fiscal Years 2026 through…

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

    More from the minutes
    • The money, in the minutes' words: “Motion to authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with the UNC School of Government to participate in the North Carolina Benchmarking Project for Fiscal Years 2026 through 2028 at a cost of $10,000 per year, for a total of $30,000 over three years.”

  5. Signs a contract with Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company for Employee Health Insurance.

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

  6. Signs a contract with Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company for Stop Loss Insurance.

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

  7. Signs a contract with Delta Dental NC for Employee Dental Insurance.

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

  8. Signs a contract with Marathon Health for Health Services Clinic and Wellness Program Management.

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

  9. Signs a contract with Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada for Employee Insurance and Leave Management Adminis tration.

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

  10. Signs a contract with Colliers Engineering & Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Surveying, CT, P.C. for easement acquisition services on the Coxe Avenue streetscape project.

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

  11. Monthly municipal property tax refunds or releases per North Carolina General Statute section 105-381 Buncombe County currently bills and collects City property taxes…

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

  12. Resolution authorizing the execution of an improvement agreement that will allow a private developer to improve unopened portions of public right-of-way on Pine Lane…

    Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.

    More from the minutes
    • What the minutes say it will do: “The rezoning was effected to allow construction of 126 units of multi-family housing, to be called The Deyton.”
    • “On 25 February 2025 Council adopted Ordinance Number 5120 which rezoned two parcels totaling 6.68 acres to Residential Expansion – Conditional Zone.”

The plain-language lines are written by fixed rules from each item's official title, which is on each decision's page. Every vote the minutes record is listed; procedural motions, like approving the minutes or adjourning, are left out.